RAID Support Matrix

RAID Options Available With Intel® Server Systems RAID and Storage Options Available on Intel® Server Boards and Systems
based on Intel® 3200/5000 Chipset
4 Revision 3.0
Embedded / Integrated RAID
Intel
®
Server
System SKU
Controller Type RAID Types and Levels
Drives Supported
by Enclosure
(on-board controller may
not support some
configurations)
Add-in RAID
Card Support
for Internal
Drive
SR1550ALSASR
SAS/SATA
LSI1068 SAS chip
on active midplane
Software RAID 0/1/10
standard
Hardware RAID 0/1/10/5/50
with Intel
®
RAID Activation
Key AXXRAK18E and with
Intel
®
RAID Mini-DIMM
AXXMINIDIMM
Eight hot-swap SAS/SATA
2.5-inch drives
Seventh and eighth drive
slots optional with
FXX25HDDCAR
No
SR1530CLR
SATA
On-board ESB2 chip
Software RAID 0/1 standard
Two fixed SATA 3.5-inch
drives
Yes
SR1530HCLR
SATA
On-board ESB2 chip
Software RAID 0/1 standard
Three hot-swap
SAS/SATA 3.5-inch drives
Yes
SR1530HCLSR
SAS/SATA
On-board LSI 1064e
SAS chip
Software RAID 0/1 standard
Three hot-swap
SAS/SATA 3.5” drives
Yes
SR2520SAFR
SATA
On-board ESB2 chip
Software RAID 0/1/10
standard
Software RAID 5 with Intel
®
RAID Activation Key
AXXRAKSW5
Six fixed SATA 3.5-inch
drives
Low-profile
only
SR2520SAXR
SATA
On-board ESB2 chip
Software RAID 0/1/10
standard
Software RAID 5 with Intel
®
RAID Activation Key
AXXRAKSW5
Six hot-swap SATA 3.5-
inch drives
Low-profile
only
No drive fault
LEDs
SR2520SAXSR
SAS/SATA
On-board LSI1064e
SAS chip
Software RAID 0/1/10
standard
Software RAID 5 with Intel
®
RAID Activation Key
AXXRAKSW5
Six hot-swap SAS/SATA
3.5-inch drives
No
SR1530HSH
SR1530SH
SATA
On-board ICH9R chip
Software RAID 0/1
Matrix RAID 0/1/5
Three hot-swap SATA
3.5-inch drives
Yes